Timothy Spall Remembers… Benjamin Zephaniah
Remembers… · Season 3 · Episode 60
Actor Timothy Spall shares his memories of working alongside Benjamin on the 1992 comedy drama Dread Poets Society. This one-off production was inspired by the real-life outrage that followed Benjamin’s nomination to become an Oxford don and featured a cast that included Alan Cumming, Alex Jennings, Dexter Fletcher and Emma Fielding as the ghosts of Byron, Keats and Percy and Mary Shelley – while Benjamin was given the easier task of playing himself.
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Season
3
Episode
60
Air Date
07/Dec/2024
Air Time
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Runtime
12 min
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Actor Timothy Spall shares his memories of working alongside Benjamin on the 1992 comedy drama Dread Poets Society. This one-off production was inspired by the real-life outrage that followed Benjamin’s nomination to become an Oxford don and featured a cast that included Alan Cumming, Alex Jennings, Dexter Fletcher and Emma Fielding as the ghosts of Byron, Keats and Percy and Mary Shelley – while Benjamin was given the easier task of playing himself.
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